In Summer 2015, Stacked Like Pancakes, a genre-defying brass-rock / ska / whatever-band, set a lofty goal of raising $10,000 for a new album. The album was fully funded by over 128 supporters for a total of $10,848 and the band donated $1,000 to the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America. Beneath the surface, Stacked Like Pancakes has an underlying goal to support communities of people who are in need of it while continuing to create original and invigorating music. All implications lead to the communal album title, THIS IS US.

This album is the result of what began as an acute labor over the course of time that all of the band members took to pursue their respective degrees in music, and naturally became a full-forced drive in 2015, spearheaded by the Kickstarter. THIS IS US is thus a nod to the fact that it's been over four years since the band's debut album (We're Not Insane - 2011). The band was long overdue and decided to make an emphatic statement, bursting with a healthy 15-track album of mind-and-ear-bending music.

Kellen, the songwriter and frontman, has a lot going on in his brain. He has the help of six other professional musicians and performers to realize his ideas and help the music become an overall aural experience that will make you beg to see them bring the songs to life at a show. Listen to THIS IS US by Stacked Like Pancakes and join the #PancakeNation!